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PTPRN protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type N

Gene ID: 5798, updated on 17-Jun-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: IA2; IA-2; ICA512; R-PTP-N; IA-2/PTP

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) family. PTPs are known to be signaling molecules that regulate a variety of cellular processes including cell growth, differentiation, mitotic cycle, and oncogenic transformation. This PTP possesses an extracellular region, a single transmembrane region, and a single catalytic domain, and thus represents a receptor-type PTP. This PTP was found to be an autoantigen that is reactive with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) patient sera, and thus may be a potential target of autoimmunity in diabetes mellitus. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]

Genomic context

Location:
2q35
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_000002.12 (219289623..219309401, complement)
Total number of exons:
24

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